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Myopia (Nearsightedness)

From Troy Bedinghaus, O.D., About.com

Updated October 10, 2007

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Myopia

Myopia

Image © National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.
A scene as it might look to a person with myopia (nearsightedness.) Myopia is an eye problem that causes objects at a distance to be blurry. A nearsighted person can clearly see objects that are close to him, but has a hard time focusing on objects that are far away.

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